BATON ROUGE - - Mayor-President Elect Sharon Weston Broome announced today the Transition Committee Members which span 21 different Administrative Review Committees and Community Input Transition Teams. 

The co-chairs and committee members are as follows: 

Finance 

Co-chairs: Dr. Jim Llorens and Jacqui Vines-Wyatt 

Members: James Moffett, Collis Temple, III, Buddy Bonnecaze, Jan Moller, Jim Richardson, Chadrick Kennedy, Mark Drennan, Michael Hunt, Ralph Stephens 

Public Works 

Co-chairs: Justin Haydel and Matthew Butler 

Members: Alton Ashy, David Guillory, Bill Deville, Roy Glapion, Rhaoul Guillaume, Sr., Karen Khonsari, Kahli Cohran, Kurt Bennett, Jared Beiriger, Lee Jenkins, Larry Bankston, Will Williams, Carlos Giron, Bryon Jones, Morgan Landry 

Public Safety 

Co-chairs: Don Cazayoux and State Representative Ted James 

Members: Mary Jane Marcantel, Joseph A Delpit, Louis Reine, Reginald Brown, Danny Edwards, Dan Lennie, Denise Marcelle, Brandon O. Williams, Marcy Blaize, Kenny Pointer, Bobby Thompson 

Office of Community Development 

Co-chairs- Darryl Gissel and Brian LeFleur 

Members: Amanda Spain Wells, Emel Alexander, Chris Nichols, Christopher Odinet, Chris Trahan, Sateria Tate-Alexander, Antione Pierce, Rev. Theodore Major, Rodney Braxton, Pastor Derrius Montgomery, Kizzy Payton, Kenya Jarmon 

Human Development & Services 

Co-chairs- Johnny G. Anderson and Pat Leduff 

Members: Dr. Walter Tillman, Jr., Carmen Weisner, Erica McConduit, Jason Thrower, Dr. Kenya Messer, George Bell, Michael Victorian, Stasha Rhodes, Sarah Broome, Randy Nichols, Ralph Bender, Linda Lee, Sherri Guarisco, Dylan Waguespack, Dr. Jay Brooks, AJ Nguyen 

Homeland Security 

Co-chairs: Paul Rainwater and General Russell Honore 

Members: Mike Barnett, Kirk Fisher, Mike Steele, Bethany Fields, Jeff Jenkins, Patrick Mulhearn 

Information Services/Technology & Communication 

Co-chairs: Curtis Heromann and Sonia Perez Miranda White, Julio Malera, Todd Sterling, J'Michael Francios, Stafford Wood, Sue Lincoln, Dave Baxter, Candace Stewart, Zac Lemoine, Nick Perlice, Padma Vatsavai 

Purchasing

Co-chairs: Monique Scott Spaulding and Ronald L. Smith 

Members: Rose Hudson, Michael Jackson, Cherri Ausberry, Michael Adams, Lori Lipsy Aronson, Jack Whitehead 

Organizational Structure 

Co-chairs: Dennis Blunt and Christel Slaughter 

Members: Jim Brandt, Anita Bruin, John Walsh, Cordell Haymon, Joshua Hollins, Rachel DiResto, Cheryl Teamer, Ashley Shelton 

Arts, Culture & Leisure 

Co-chairs: Farileigh Jackson and Walter "Geno" McLaughlin 

Members: Adrienne Moore, Casey Phillips, Jody Hanet, Kathy Victorian, Melanie Couvillion, Mary Joseph, Jill Hackney, Sam Corso, Renne Chatelain, Marcus Robson 

Flood Recovery 

Co-chairs: Perry Franklin and Bryan Jones 

Members: Jason Field, Jimmy Screen, Robert Twilley, Adam Knapp, Camille Manning Broome, Anetra Boykin, Lillian Grossley, Vanessa Walker-Lee, W.T. Winfield 

Infrastructure, Transportation & Mobility 

Co-chairs: Scott Kirkpatrick and Ann Trappey Carlos Giron, Darius Bonton, Randy Smith, Logan Anderson, John Spain, Derric Murphy, Karen Khonsari, Eric Dexter, Doug Moore 

Economic Development & Enterprise

Co-chairs: Rolfe McCollister and Dean Donald Andrews 

Members: Rep. Edmond Jordan, Trey Godfrey, David Thompson, Keith Tillage, Ben Marmande, Kyle Zeringue, Dr. Jeanne George, Fran Gladden, Camille Conaway, Deborah Sternberg 

North Baton Rouge Revitalization 

Co-chairs: Cleve Dunn, Jr. and Elizabeth "Boo" Thomas 

Members: Gary Chambers, Byron Washington, Michael A.V. Mitchell, Rinaldi Jacobs, Terrie Sterling, Lana Venable, Jason Hughes, Rachel Emmanuel, Regina Barrow, Ronald L. Smith, Tyrus Thomas, Lafanery Reado Healthcare, 

Social Services and Mental Health 

Co-chairs: Alma Stewart and Dr. Stephen Kelley 

Members: Scott Wester, Suzy Sonnier, Teri Fontenot, George Bell, Dr. Stewart Gordon, Kimberly Lamont, Eduardo Tenreiro, Rob Reardon, Eugene Collins, Dr. Rani Whitfield, MD., Betsy Wilks, Tonya Moore, Andrew Muhl, Bill Silva, Annette Austin 

Housing and Land Use 

Co-chairs: Candace Parker and Keith Cunningham Members: Chad Ortte, Samuel Sanders, Russell Mosely, Helena Cunningham, Keith Jones, Lynn Clark, Anthony Kimble, Kali Johnson, Steve Myers, Mark West, Joseph Tirrito 

Metropolitan Organization 

Co-chairs: Mary Olive Pierson and Demoine Rutledge 

Members: Dianne Hanley, Trey Ourso, Tania Nyman, Robert Burgess, Kizzy Payton, Andy Batson, Preston Castille, Vicki Brooks, Chris Whittington 

The Millennial Agenda 

Co-chairs: Courntey Scott and Matt Adams 

Members: Dwayne Bell, Max Martin, Made  line Abadie, Zachary Faircloth, Zana Harris, Melissa Thompson, Kelly Bienn, Dwann Wagner, Ahmad El-Rachaidi 

Women's Issues 

Co-chairs: Rachel Hebert and Twahna Harris 

Members: Angele Wilson, Dimi Ghawi, Melissa Flournoy, Sabrina Galloway, Dr. Angela Domingue, Dianna Payton, Dawn Collins, Susan Nelson 

Race Relations 

Co-chairs: Dr. Albert Samuel and Michelle Gieg 

Members: Jared Loftus, Errol Domingue, John Nolan, Chairman, Sadie Roberts-Joseph Tyrus Thomas, Sister Judith Brun, Bishop Muench, Belinda Davis 

Education 

Co-chairs: Sherry Brock and Dr. Biola Bagayoko 

Members: Dr. Joyce Plummer, Preston Castille, Linda Johnson, Eva Kemp, Lucas Spielfogel, Warren Drake, Michele Clayton, Jada Lewis, Liz Smith, Patty McMurray, Dr. Larissa LittletonSteib, Fran Harvey, Aliasa Welsh, Carla Parks, Deon McCurry, Tia Mills, Sara West, Dr. Gerald Melancon, James Gilmore, Hugh Macintosh, Eva Kemp

For more information, visit the official transition website, BRtranistion.com, call 225.215.1009 or email:

• Info@brtransition.com for general information about serving in a transitionrole. 
• Jobs@brtransition.com forinquiriesaboutavailablejobsinCityParishgovernment
• contributions@brtransition.com for information about contributing to the transition effort and of course,
• media@brtransistion.com forinquiriesaboutpressavailability 

For all media inquiries, contact Sevetri Wilson at 985.507.2805 or Sevetri@sgicares.com. For all transition related inquiries, contact Chris Tyson at subcommittees@brtransition.com.

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NEW ORLEANS (12-21-16) -  Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and officials from the New Orleans Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans (S&WB) highlighted the City's 2016 integrated infrastructure accomplishments.

• Filled over 114,876 potholes;
• Cleaned over 7,000 drainage catch basins and over 76 miles of drain lines;
• Inspected and assessed the condition of over 82 miles of drain lines;
• Installed over 5,100 new permanent traffic signs and over 1,133 new permanent street name signs;
• Repaired over 10,000 streetlight outages (over 99 percent of the city's streetlights are operational); and
• Installed over 545 LED streetlights (over 42,000 of the City's streetlights are now LEDs representing 78 percent of the city's streetlight system).

• Completely repaired 1,132 sewer mains, 1,092 water mains, 9,043 water service repairs, 682 hydrants and 850 valves;
• S&WB staff performed preventive maintenance by cleaning 781,519 feet of sewer main, inspecting 6,504 sewer manholes, 854,792 feet of sewer main, 1,453 water vales and 4,647 hydrants. 

NEW ORLEANS -  Today, the  New Orleans Business Alliance  (NOLABA) announced its economic development achievements for 2016, with highlights including launching new efforts to develop the Bio & Health Services Innovation industry cluster, creating more opportunities for small businesses and assisting entrepreneurs and young ventures already on the ground in Orleans Parish.

• NOLABA hired the state's only economic developer solely focused on building a robust Bio & Health Services Innovation industry cluster,Amritha Appaswami, who now leads these efforts.
• Select Laboratory Software, a cloud-based medical laboratory software company, expanded to New Orleans from North Carolina.
• Opening of the new Cobalt Medical Center in Mid-City, a $24 million state-of-the-art rehabilitation facility to treat traumatic brain injuries, concussions, Parkinson's Disease and other conditions.
• Innovation Louisiana - co-sponsored with New Orleans BioInnovation Center to improve bioinnovation entrepreneurs' access to services and capital necessary to growth.

Developing New Orleans' Small Business Ecosystem
To ensure a landscape equipped to support and encourage small business success, NOLABA undertook a number of initiatives designed to open doors to new opportunity, enhance business owners' knowledge, and foster greater collaboration among economic developers:

• Anchor Institutions Initiative - strategic effort to connect local small businesses with procurement and contracting opportunities with organizations so deeply rooted in New Orleans that they are unlikely to move, such as hospitals, universities and the Sewerage & Water Board.
• Launched a dedicated small business workstream supported by a $375,000 grant from Surdna Foundation and a $125,000 grant from JPMorgan Chase.
• Hired new Small Business Ecosystem Development Director Lynnette White-Colin, highly respected in the small business community, to lead the new initiative.
• Gathered local economic development professionals to enhance collaboration and overall effectiveness across the city - first event attended by nearly 40 economic development professionals from multiple organizations and agencies.
• Co-hosted educational sessions for entrepreneurs and small businesses with local experts on the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime rule change and Louisiana Benefit Corporation opportunities.
• Serving as expert advisors in the community - staff members sit on numerous local and national boards, working groups and advisory councils on topics ranging from workforce  to capital accessibility to transportation, along with industry-specific advancement in digital media, retail and Bio. 

Telling the New Orleans Story
In 2016, NOLABA told the story of New Orleans as the ideal intersection of commerce and culture more aggressively than ever:

• Launched two new websites - NOLABIO.org and a revamped NOLABA.org, both designed to align businesses' perceptions about the New Orleans economy and NOLABA with reality on the ground, achieving significant increases in website traffic, click-throughs, impressions and reach.
• Accelerated social media and email communications efforts to keep the New Orleans business community and others well-informed about NOLABA's efforts and business success stories. More than doubled audience-specific email communications and quadrupled social media engagement.
• More than two dozen bylined articles by NOLABA staff appeared in local and industry/trade media.
• Launched WhyNOLA Campaign - multimedia, multi-channel communications and marketing effort demonstrating why New Orleans is a great place to build a business or a career through the "Why New Orleans" stories of individual members of the business community. More than 8,000 video views in less than 30 days.
• More than 100 staff expert speaking engagements, panel participation or moderation with local, national and international groups. 

Building the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
New Orleans' entrepreneurial landscape and growing tech scene continues to draw worldwide attention. NOLABA's business attraction and retention efforts contributed to this in the following ways:

• Valmiki 504 LLC, a subsidiary of Valmiki Capital Management LP, opened to bring world-class investing expertise to local startups. Valmiki 504 subsequently also announced multiple new resources for the city's entrepreneurs, including
  • Partnership with and location in Landing Zone co-working space
  • Opening of TopXight LA technology startup studio focused on cybersecurity and software
  • Launch of Ceres 504 branded food and food technology incubator
• Business retention assistance to nearly 60 local digital media/software development companies, entrepreneurs and established businesses.
• Co-hosted Collision Conference's New Orleans debut - the industry's visionary tech conference's move to the city was so successful organizers announced their commitment to return in 2017 and 2018. 11,000 entrepreneur attendees, a 47% increase over the 2015 conference in Las Vegas.
• Conducted business attraction missions to key target cities - San Francisco; New York; North Carolina's Research Triangle Park - and major industry events (SXSW/Austin, Texas; Great States Summit/Dallas, Texas; Web Summit/Lisbon, Portugal), to encourage growing tech entrepreneurs to consider New Orleans and identify new business attraction prospects.
• Co-hosted a FAM Tour with more than 25 site selectors and targeted relocation experts to introduce them to the city's startup assets and local entrepreneurs.
• Hosted three Tech Happy Hours to continue building the city's entrepreneurial ecosystem and tech community.

Sustaining Retail Attraction & Expansion Momentum
In 2016, NOLABA continued to focus retail business development efforts on business attraction and building the local retail and real estate community. As a result, the city is on track to surpass $210 million in sales tax collections this year. NOLABA's retail development efforts yielded new store openings and greater collaboration among local businesses, including the following:

• CVS - first national retailer opened in the Lower Ninth Ward.
• New Orleans Hamburger & Seafood Company - opened new location in New Orleans East to record Lenten crowds.
• No. Carrollton Shopping Center - Marshalls and Petco opened across from Mid-City Market.
• Nordstrom Rack - one of the retailers most requested by local residents opened as the 2^nd anchor at the Outlet Collection at Riverwalk.
• True Religion - high-end international jeans retailer opened successfully on Canal Street.
• 12 retail/real estate business retention/expansion events attended by hundreds of local commercial brokers, developers, attorneys, architects and others.
• Business attraction via major industry organization activity (International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC))
  • ICSC RECon - led annual New Orleans delegation at industry's premier trade show
  • ICSC Texas Deal Makers Conference
  • ICSC NY Regional Conference
  • ICSC Food Conference Committee - lead role in developing key new industry conference and chairing panel on the "role of the restaurant industry in urban revitalization"

	Arnold Baker and Tracee Dundas at the Gala event.

NEW ORLEANS - A few weeks ago, New Orleans Fashion Week's founder and creative director Tracee M. Dundas, and business leader Arnold B. Baker were honored at this year's Young Audiences Arts for Learning Gala held on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.

The pair was recognized by the New York City entity for "being a catalyst and driving force in bringing fashion to students as a creative art that can have a lasting impact on student's lives through performances, workshops, mentorship, and other programs."

A graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana with a dual degree in Apparel Design and Fashion Merchandising, Dundas has an impressive profile in the fashion and design industry. Her treasured creation, the
New Orleans Fashion Week continues to evolve into one of New Orleans premier fashion exhibition since its 2011 launch. It has serves as a driving force in efforts to help revitalize both the retail and fashion and design industries in post-Katrina New Orleans.

Mr. Baker is a distinguished business leader with an impressive profile throughout the New Orleans business community and beyond. He is the founder and CEO of Baker Ready Mix & Building Materials, a regional producer of concrete and construction materials. He serves as a member of the New Orleans Board of Trade, the New Orleans Business Council, and is the past Chairman of the National Black Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Baker is also a Board member of Young Audiences' New Orleans Charter School in Jefferson Parish.


Young Audiences is the nation's largest arts-in-education organization. Founded sixty years ago by individuals who believed that exposure to music through live performances should be an important part of educating children. Young Audiences has expanded into a national network of 30 affiliates and is the nation's largest provider of arts-in-education experiences and an innovator in professional development. YA affiliates work in partnership with the schools and educators, local artists and leading arts organizations, community leaders to create programs in the visual and performing arts to inspire the next generation of creative leaders. 

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Taylor Sylvain

Taylor Sylvain is a senior journalism student attending Clark Atlanta University's Division of Communication Arts in the department of Mass Media Arts and serves as an intern for The New Orleans Agenda. A native of New Orleans, she especially enjoys assignments dealing with the city's art, culture, fashion and the music industry. Taylor may be reached via email through SylvainSolutions@msn.com.

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